The Jury Experience – The Deadly Boat Ride

A games and mystery outing in which the audience sits as the jury in a fictional courtroom drama at Saint Luke's & The Winged Ox in Glasgow. Those present weigh the evidence and reach a verdict of guilty or not guilty.

This is a live courtroom drama in which the audience takes the role of the jury. Testimonies are heard and evidence is set out, and at several key moments the jury votes on how the trial should proceed. Those votes bring different hidden angles of the case to the surface, so the story can unfold in more than one way. The session ends with the jury delivering a verdict of guilty or not guilty.

The case concerns a summer night aboard a powerful politician's family speedboat, steered by the politician's son, with a former partner and old friends on board. By the end of the night one person has died, another is in a coma, and the son faces a murder charge. Whether the death was an act of jealous rage or something more complicated is left for the jury to examine.

The story includes domestic violence, emotional manipulation, alcohol use and a distressing emergency services call, and it contains moments of intense emotional conflict. Groups and private bookings are also offered. The outing suits those who enjoy puzzles and courtroom stories and are comfortable with difficult subject matter. It takes place at Saint Luke's & The Winged Ox.